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I actually like them - it couldn't have gotten any worse. Seriously, they were the drabbest unis in the NHL. AND, although I believe this is all just change for change's sake (and $ of course), this is one of the few new unis where I wasn't left wondering just what had actually changed.

So what's the final word: are we (PLEASE!) going back to white unis at home, color on the road?

Yeah, the only part I don't like is the bolt. I like the jersey itself, and if they had kept the blue out of the bolt, I think it might have turned out half-decent, too.

I don't get why it is that this is being hailed as the end of the NHL. So they look a bit more like the practice jerseys. Does it really do that much? Yes, it's a money grab by Bettman! What isn't? But the teams that keep it simple, like the Sens and the Lightning, come out with a pretty good look, and by the end of the year, we'll all be used to it.

Besides, I can hardly tell what most of these will look like on a player in their equipment, skating on the ice anyways. It's one thing to hold up the jersey and scrutinize it... it's another to see the actual product as a whole! I'm game to give it a chance. Well, barring the Islanders' jersey, that is. That one's just plain hideous!

San Jose hasn't unveiled their full uniforms yet. The SJ uniform, at least from the NHL 08 magazine leak that's been floating around the net, look to be a old-school design, a la the Bruins' jersey.

Although if you were talking about their logo and not the jersey, you do have a point there. I like the anime influences in it, though, but that's just me.

As far as the Lightning's design here, not exactly a fan of the blue on the sleeves. Logo's a bit too plain, but I don't get how this design is "minor-league" - I mean, how exactly can you make a simple design like lightning look "professional" in any way?

Considering the old logo wasn't very good, cleaning it up hasn't hurt it . So all in all this is a better logo, but still not a very good one. At least this is not a complete travesty, and has simplicityt on its side. Once the numbers on the sleeves, front and back are added it should be alright. Still hate the lack of/minimal horizontal striping on these uniforms. When did the NHL decide that the NFL had better jerseys?

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